Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-25

On petition of Elizabeth Tappeniet to have
Home street graded between Lake Shore and
Belmont avenue, recommended that the
same be graded and the City Attorney be in
structed to draft resolution accordingly.
Adopted.
On communication of Day Hinton and
Mather in regard to levee, recommended the
communication be filed. Adopted.
On communication of W. F. Fitzgerald and
W. X, Burke accepting franchise for street
railroad, recommended that the same be
filed. Adopted.
On petition of H. g. Wiltshire to have grade
tract. recommended that the same be re-
ferred to the City Surveyor. Adopted.
On petition of L. H. Bently to have Lucas
avenue graded, recommended the same be
referred TO the City surveyor. Adopted.
On petition of J. w. Phillips and others to
have Central avenue graded between scv-
enth and Ninth streets, recommended that
the same be granted and the City Attorney
be instructed to draft resolution accordingly.
on petition of A. Dallas to have Arroyo de
la Reyes piped across Pico street and Grand
avenue. Adopted.
on petition OF John G. Dowron against the
| contract price for grading Vine street, be-
| tween First and Jackson streets, recommend
ed the same be denied. Adopte T. .
Recommended that the bill of Stanford
| johnson of $4,000 for work done on Nlnth
| street be allowed. Adopted.
Recommended that the bond of A. n. Tel
lier, for the grading of Vine street, be ap-
piRR Recommended that the petition of Joseph
De Cells and others be referred to the the CITY
Attorney and City Surveyor. Adopted.
In regard to the resolution for putting
down sidewalks on Main street, Ninth to
Washington, recommended that the same De
referred to the City Surveyor to make survey
and establish lines. Adopted.
In regard to franchise of W. p. Mcintosh.
recommended the same be granted, pro-
vided the petitioner deposit $4,000 IN
cash, and that portion OF amount OF pohds
| be returned in proportion to the amount OF
work done during the progress of the work
of constructing said road. Referred back
for printed copies of the franchises.
On petition of C. Philpot and others 70
the same be referred to the City Surveyor to
draw specifications and plans to grade and
drain said street. Adopted.
Board recommended that the bill OF e. Z.
Burlinghame of 81 1000 for WORK done on
levee be allowed. Adopted.
Board recommended that in the speciAca-
tion for graded and gravelled street, clause
be added, providing for cobble cutters on
all grades sleeper than one foot in loo feet
Adopted.
Recommended that sidewalk on Second
street be made IL feet wide between Fort
and Los Angeles streets, and City Attorney
be instructed to draft resolution accord
ingly. Adopted.
Recommended that the City Attor-
ney draft resolution for the grading
of Mission Road. Adopted.
The matter of granting a franchise
to the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany to construct switches on Alame-
da street, in front of the proposed new
depot, came up, and the Board OF Pub
lie Works recommended that the COM
pany be allowed to construct its
switches as shown by a map, said
switches commencing at some dis
tance on either side OF Fourth and
Sixth streets. Mr.. Collins moved that
the application for the franchise be
denied. Carried.
MIR. Goss reported that the railroad
companies were putting down tracks
on Main and First streets as reported
in The HERALD at the time the change
was made.
The ordinances granting franchises
accordingly to the Main Street and
Agricultural Park Railroad Company
and the City Railroad Company were
read, and the action of the Mayor,
City Attorney and City Surveyor was
concurred in.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Building Committee reported that it
had examined the building on the corner Of
Fourth and Main streets and had found 1t
strong and safe and in case Of fire easy OF
escape. Adopted and ordered published in
In the matter of the bids for the construc-
ton OF the retaining wall for the City Hall,
recommended that the bid of r. G. Carr be
The Finance COMMITTEES recommended
| that the petition of Henry Martz for rebate
be denied. Adopted.
| The Park Committee recommended that
| the petition of DR.. NJ. Hagan to take 1000
| yards of dirt out of the prop osed lake in the
| Seventh Street Park be granted. Adopted.
The Fire Commissioners recommended
that inasmuch as SO much complaint had
been made in regard to the safety of the
tee be empowered to employ an expert to
examine said building and report on the
same. Adopted. The committee was EN-.
powered to have all buildings in course of
construction examined. Also recommended
that the petition of .. w. Krause be returned
to him as requested Adopted.
Mr.. Hyans moved that an ordi-
nance be drawn creating a building
inspector. Carried.
Mr.. Perry moved that an ordinance
be drawn creating a plumbing in
spector. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Goss the Chief Of
the Fire Department was instructed to
report to the building committee.
Mr.. Hyans drew attention to the
fact that the electric lights were not
what was contracted for and he
thought the matter ought to be invest
igated. The matter was referred to
the gas committee with power to act.
THE SEWER ORDINANCE.
The sewer committee reported as
follows:
We would respectfully call your attention
to the fact that three weeks have gone by
since the Mayor returned the sewer Ordi-
nance, and no action has been taken by his
Honor's commission that this committee is
aware of. We are informed that MIR. Han
sen refuses to serve, and Mr.. Jackson is in
San Francisco. Mr.. Lambie has consented
to act, but he says that it will not be pos
sible for him to devote attention to the mat
ter except at times when it does not inter
have hoped that the gentlemen
named by the Mayor would consent to 60
ahead with the investigation desired by His
Honor; but as the matter now stands it
definite postponement of this important
question. With a view of enlisting the
Mayors interest in the matter, we would
suggest that committee of three members
his Honor and see If he will not consent to
go over the plans and estimates with the
City Surveyor and Mr.. Lambie. The data In
80 complete that it will not take over two or
three days to take in the whole situation and
check the estimates. Adopted.
Messrs. Goss, Hyans and Perry were ap-
pointed as the committee.
The committee recommend that steps be
taken by the Zanja Committee to have the
supply of water at present being flowed into
the Vernon Irrigation District devoted 10
some other quarter, as the President of the
South Side Irrigation Company has notified
this committee several times that his com
any longer, aud unless the water now being
flowed into their bitches was discontinued
that they would be obliged to give the eew-
age disposal over to the city. Adopted.
Recommended that the clerk be instructed
tn advertise two weeka for bids for the con-